Friday, July 2, 2010

Recipe: Lettuce Soup

Did you buy too much lettuce at the farmer's market, have a bunch coming up in your garden or, like me, received a huge bag of it from your sweet neighbour?  If you don't feel like salad for the next 2 weeks, this soup is a delicious option.  It can be served hot or cold and the taste is savoury, fresh and earthy.  After you put some in your bowl, try it with a couple small drops of apple cider or white vinegar and it will burst with flavour.

LETTUCE SOUP
from Serious Eats

1/4 cup olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
10 large outer leaves of Romaine lettuce, torn into pieces (I just used a mix of lettuce I had on hand)
1 pound Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and diced (I used red potatoes, skin left on)
3 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup heavy cream (I used fat-free half and half)
Pinch of ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon parsley leaves
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Heat the olive oil over medium heat in a 4-quart saucepan. Add the onion and cook until beginning to soften. Add the lettuce, potatoes, chicken stock, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover the pot and reduce the heat so that the liquid stays at a brisk simmer. Cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes depending on the size of your dice.
Off the heat, add the cream, nutmeg, lemon juice, parsley, and a bit of freshly ground black pepper. Carefully puree the soup with an immersion blender or in batches in a blender. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve hot or cold. The soup will keep in the fridge for up to a week, and the flavor improves as it rests. Reheat gently before serving if desired.

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Enjoy!

 

11 comments:

  1. The soup has to be good, it has potatoes! Don't be afraid of real cream. It's good stuff. The list of ingredients in fat free half and half scares me.

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  2. Real cream is my first choice but had guests with diet restrictions for dinner so I had to compromise ;)

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  3. I love your little bits from children's books. It is my favorite thing about your blog. And I do look forward to the recipes. Have a great weekend!

    xo Erin

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  4. I have never heard of this, it sounds interesting, thanks!

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  5. I've never heard of this either, and I do often have extra lettuce. Thanks for sharing :)

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  6. Oh wow, what a wonderful idea. I have never heard of this. I will have to try it soon.


    Lots of yummy love,
    Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner
    www.mawhats4dinner.com

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  7. I saw Giada make a soup very similar to this one once, it looks lovely!

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  8. Sarah, I've never heard of this and that makes me most anxious to give it a try. I always have more lettuce than can comfortably be eaten. This soup would be a perfect way to see it does not go to waste. I hope you are having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary

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  9. Thanks for sharing! This looks so good, and great for not wasting lettuce. I like to use unskinned potatoes as well.

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  10. Sarah, what an ingenious way to use up leftover lettuce! I will definitely have to try this one. I don't usually buy lettuce for the very reason that I can't get through it without it going bad. Hope you had a great 4th and thanks again for helping out with my blog while I was gone!

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  11. What a fantastic recipe. Sounds healthy and yummy!

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